A man has died after a late night shooting on Sunday in a quiet Richmond neighbourhood.
A Richmond resident in the area of Blundell and No. 3 roads posted a video on Twitter at around midnight of police activity, sirens and ambulances.
At that time it was unclear what the incident was, but Richmond RCMP revealed Monday morning that officers raced to the 8000 block of Sunnymede Crescent at around 11 p.m. after the sounds of gunfire were heard.
At the scene, two men were discovered suffering from gunshot wounds.
One man dead, the other injured
One was taken to hospital while the other was pronounced dead at the scene.
@RichmondRCMP hey what’s going on I heard what sounded like gunshots and now there’s at least 3 cop cars and 2 ambulances just around my corner #RichmondBC pic.twitter.com/LwzOgk1eEP
— Kash (@Menachem1414) October 3, 2022
“While it is still early in this investigation, this incident appears to be targeted,” said Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang.
“The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time pending this investigation.”
1 dead and 1 injured in the overnight shooting happened in Richmond. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct 2, @RichmondRCMP officers responded to the 8000 block Sunnymede Crescent after the sounds of gunfire were heard.#RichmondBC pic.twitter.com/5kKkregiG8
— sherepunjabradio (@SherEPunjab600) October 3, 2022
The RCMP added that the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been contacted and has taken over the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to please contact the IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
